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Howitzer
Brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzer on a wooden wheeled carriage. Calibre: 6in. Engraved: Captured at the Island of Ponzia 13 Feb 1813. Capt. afterwards Adm Sir Charles Napier KCB By his daughter Mrs Henry Jodrell". Broad arrow. The action was in fact on 26 February 1813 when Napier landed on the island of Ponza off the coast of Naples and caused the Governor of the island to surrender. It was because of this exploit that Napier assumed the name of Don Carlos de Ponza when, in 1833, he accepted command of the Portuguese fleet.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP0024 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Howitzer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1813 |
| People: | Napier, Charles John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 840 mm x 1130 mm x 810 mm |
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